Fortunately for the Astros, Alex Bregman is swinging the bat very, very well. On Thursday night, the third baseman carried with the team’s offense and drove in three of the four runs to defeat the Mariners 4-2 in the series opener to reach 65 wins. On the pitching side, José Urquidy delivered another strong performance, his eighth straight quality start.
Bregman, who went 2-for-4 as the cleanup hitter, kicked off the game in fashion as he took deep youngster Logan Gilbert for his 13th homer of the season. Bregman, who gave the Astros an early 2-0 lead, came right after Yordan Álvarez smashed his 14th double of the season.